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Something Like a Filmography: Sanshiro Sugata Part II (1945)

Something Like a Filmography takes a (brief) look at the filmography of Akira Kurosawa. Twice a month, Chris and Jon share their impressions of each film, both on its own terms and in terms of Kurosawa’s legacy and its intersection in the Cinema Dual hosts’ lives. FROM THE BOX: Kurosawa’s first film was such a success that the studio leaned on the director to make a sequel. … Continue reading Something Like a Filmography: Sanshiro Sugata Part II (1945)

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Something Like a Filmography: The Most Beautiful (1944)

Something Like a Filmography takes a (brief) look at the filmography of Akira Kurosawa. Twice a month, Chris and Jon share their impressions of each film, both on its own terms and in terms of Kurosawa’s legacy and its intersection in the Cinema Dual hosts’ lives. FROM THE BOX: This portrait of female volunteer workers at an optics plant during World War II, shot on location at … Continue reading Something Like a Filmography: The Most Beautiful (1944)

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Something Like a Filmography: Sanshiro Sugata (1943)

Something Like a Filmography takes a (brief) look at the filmography of Akira Kurosawa. Twice a month, Chris and Jon share their impressions of each film, both on its own terms and in terms of Kurosawa’s legacy and its intersection in the Cinema Dual hosts’ lives. FROM THE BOX: Kurosawa’s effortless debut is based on a novel by Tsuneo Tomita about the rivalry between judo and jujitsu. … Continue reading Something Like a Filmography: Sanshiro Sugata (1943)

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The Films of Claire Denis: Stars At Noon (2002)

Towards the end of Claire Denis’s Stars At Noon, Benny Safdie’s CIA agent describes Central America as a “gambler’s paradise”. He says this with a smile and unconcerned attitude. Margaret Qualley’s journalist Trish looks at him with scorn. These two individuals know enough about this region that if it is a “gambler’s paradise”, then the house is rigged. History shows outside interests always control events … Continue reading The Films of Claire Denis: Stars At Noon (2002)

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